Posted on 02/12/2002 4:30:55 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:22 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe said yesterday it would not accredit the Swedish head of a European Union observer team who defied a ban on observers from Sweden for next month's presidential elections, state television reported.
''Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Stan Mudenge says the Swedish Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Pierre Schori, who's in the country as the head of the EU delegation, is a tourist,'' the government-run television said.
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'War Veterans' training youths to hunt down opposition supporters--The national chairman of the Zimbabwe Victims Rehabilitation Support Network (ZVRSN), Bopoto Nyandoro, said war veterans had also set up 10 bases in Mashonaland East where suspected opposition supporters were being tortured. He said a field study undertaken by ZVRSN had revealed that opposition Movement for Democratic Change supporters were being kidnapped, tortured and forced to reveal where their colleagues lived.
67 rallies canceled: Zimbabwe opposition members attacked, murdered-- "To date we have had 67 rallies canceled either by the police or by ZANU-PF violence since the (laws were) passed three weeks ago," said Jongwe. "We will contest this election under the most severe circumstances but we have been stretched to the limit."
Well, when enough people have starved, perhaps then they will have the guts to take their country back. The lid should be screwed tightly onto this pressure cooker until it explodes. Until then, there should be no food or economic aid to Zimbabwe.
New Laws Give President Mugabe Sweeping Powers (Election laws) Illegal to criticize Mugabe
Mugabe's militia in new wave of terror: Opposition leaders kidnapped and tortured for two days
(October 19, 2001) Mugabe Engages Libyan Special Unit-- Zimbabwe Independent (Harare) by Brian Hungwe
A CRACK unit of Libyan intelligence officers is in the country to beef up President Robert Mugabe's security and intelligence system as the nation lurches towards the 2002 presidential election, now only five months away, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.
Intelligence sources told the Independent this week that over 20 Libyan nationals were booked at a local hotel and could be seen driving around in government vehicles. They are understood to be re-training intelligence personnel and President Mugabe's close security unit.
(November 5, 2001) Terror Militias set up for election
(November 7, 2001) Gadaafi to supply Mugabe with death squads?
A similar situation is developing in Kenya and South Africa is falling apart.
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